Onopordum bracteatum subsp. myriacanthum, (Boiss.) Franco

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 247

(d) Subsp. myriacanthum (Boiss.) Franco , loc. cit. (1975)

( O. myriacanthum Boiss. ):

Stem with sparse multicellular hairs; wings up to 5 mm wide, with spines up to 10 mm. Leaves greyish-green and densely whitish-tomentose beneath; lobes with apical spine up to 4 mm. Involucral bracts 5-8 mm wide, with apical spine up to 5 mm. • S.E. Peloponnisos (Parnon Oros).